Chapter 363 – Stella the Spy

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Back at her house, Stella couldn’t help but open her eyes wide.
Because there was a computer in the living room.

“Are you here? Give me some food.”

Alex’s words while playing the game calmly.
Stella asked.

“Where did you get this?”

“I bought it cheap because my friend said there was something he didn’t use.”

“You bought it? Where is your money?”

“I bought it by combining the one I got from my sister and the pocket money I had saved up.”

After hearing Alex’s absurd excuse, Stella burst out laughing.
She was dumbfounded by Alex for doing this, even though she knew very well that the cost of living was not enough.
I’d rather be honest, I want to buy a computer, so I asked for some money…
Taking it little by little and secretly buying this…

Did he sense that the situation was dire?
Alex, who was playing the game, stood up and scratched his head.

“I’m really sorry. I really want to buy…”

“Under…”

Stella let out a deep sigh and decided to let this matter go.
Alex had never had a computer, at least one per household.
Even when he was young, he said he wanted to play a computer and he sang… Now this must be the expression of that earnestness.
He seemed to have done this because if you asked him to buy it, he would never buy it.

I was rather fortunate.
Rather than spending money on a spree somewhere unknown, it’s better to buy something that will last for a long time.
It’s okay to play games rather than hanging out with bad friends.
A warning should be given though.

“From now on, just be honest. Are you cheating on your sister and doing this?”

“Yeah, sorry. From now on, I will earn money by myself while doing part-time jobs.”

Stella’s ears perked up.

“Alba? Did you get a job?”

“Yes. My friend’s uncle runs a convenience store, but he said he needed someone, so I decided to do it. They say they like me.”

“Okay…?”

Stella, who tried to grieve more, gave up on her heart.
It was a bit of a feat to say that he even saved a part-time job, and it was because he felt sorry for Alex.
I have to succeed and live well with my brother.
Stella, who was so determined, asked.

“Are you only doing it until vacation?”

“They say that when school starts, they will work as part-timers in the evening.”

“That is fortunate. How much did you pay for the computer?”

“300,000 won. A new computer costs about 2 million won, but since it is an old computer, I got it cheaply.”

“It doesn’t look old…”

“He said he worked hard. Can I play now?”

Seeing Alex’s earnest gaze, Stella let out a helpless laugh.
If it’s 300,000 won, it’s a little less than the money I’ve taken so far.
If you have saved up your pocket money, it’s a sufficient amount. It didn’t look like the money was taken from anywhere.

“Sun. But is it true that you got a part-time job?”

“Oh really. Can you give me your uncle’s phone number?”

He was so confident that he couldn’t believe it.
She didn’t even have a lying face, so Stella, putting aside her doubts, removed her padding and said.

“Write down your phone number later and put it in my room.”

“Okay. I rice…”

“I’ll prepare it soon. Do you eat and sleep for a little while? Late.”

“Yes. Noona’s new song teaser was really good.”

A candy coating that I didn’t normally do.
It seemed that he was very sorry that he had bought a computer without his knowledge.
After picking and laughing, Stella took out bacon and various vegetables from the refrigerator.
I was thinking of making fried rice with Korean-style rice.

Whoa-!

While heating the frying pan, Stella took out his cell phone as it vibrated in her pocket.
Jihyeok’s talk is here.

[You worked hard today, rest well.]

Seeing the contents of the chat, Stella’s lips went up slightly.
It was a gentle encouragement. I can feel that you genuinely care about yourself.
I remember Ji-hyeok, who was sweating profusely for his image today and handing out drinks to the staff.

[Your brother did a great job today too. See you tomorrow. I want the manager to continue.]

The number display next to the time has disappeared.
Means read. But no reply came.

‘I guess it’s because I’m driving?’

Feeling sorry for something, Stella quenched her appetite and dropped the cold rice into the heated pan.
Tired. Let’s get some food and get some rest.
Because I have to get up early tomorrow too.

– A forward grenade!
– Kwaaaaang!

A loud sound came from the computer speakers.
Even the clicking sound of the keyboard bothers his ears.
Stella, who was in a very slightly irritable state from fatigue, wrinkled her brow.
Then, in a low voice, he spoke to Alex.

“Move it to your room. Too noisy.”

A stingy Alex replied.

“Okay.”

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The next morning.
Stella came out with a yawn, and as usual, Ji-hyeok was waiting for her, and she smiled brightly.
Slowly, Stella walked over to Ji-hyeok and unpacked her guitar bag and put it in his hand.

“Cover your mouth and yawn. Go to Paris.”

“I’m sleepy, what should I do?”

“That’s why I told you to close your eyes in the back seat yesterday.”

“Because I couldn’t sleep then…”

“Then go to bed now. I made a seat.”

Worried that Ji-hyeok might be bored, I want to have a conversation in the passenger seat, but I desperately needed sleep today.
It was because the sound of the game could be heard faintly from Alex’s room until dawn, so he couldn’t sleep properly.
Stella nodded obediently with her half-closed eyes and caressed Jihyeok’s stomach as he watched Jihyeok load the guitar.

“I’m hungry… I haven’t eaten…”

“I brought you some bacon toast.”

“Anything to drink?”

“Orange juice and milk.”

Both were perfect drinks for breakfast.
Stella, with a satisfied laugh, tried to climb into the back seat of hers, but lost her balance and staggered once.
At that time, Jihyeok stretched out his arms in an instant to help Stella, who was about to fall.

“You have to be careful. Keep calm until you go to sleep.”

Friendly voice.
Jihyeok is also reliable.

The car was warmed up by the heater.
Stella smiled naturally and lay down comfortably under the blanket.
A fragrant smell rising from the thick blanket.
Even the material is microfiber, so it feels so good to touch.

“It’s warm… It smells good… Did you wash this?”

“I washed it before going to bed yesterday.”

“I must be tired…”

“I am not very tired.”

“What is fabric softener used for? Take a picture of what your brother is writing and send it to him. I’m going to write too.”

“I’ll bring the rest tomorrow.”

Ji-hyeok, who answered all of his questions, starts his car.
Very carefully, slowly so as not to shake your body lying down.
Stella, who was taken aback by the consideration, pulled the blanket up to her neck.
Then, as he was about to retrieve a sandwich and orange juice from the car net, he found a cell phone inside.

‘Yes?’

It seems that I accidentally put it together while putting a sandwich together.
Even if you don’t look like that, you have a corner like yourself.
It’s nice to feel a sense of unity.
Thinking, Stella tried to hand the phone to Ji-hyeok.

When I touched the screen, the phone naturally turned on and the standby screen appeared.
There is a short talk on the standby screen bar.
Since it was not kept private, the contents were barely visible, but Stella, who read it unwillingly, drew in a breath.

[What is this news? Are you kidding me? Are you bored? If you have nothing to do, wouldn’t it be better to be my manager? Stop right now…….]

A talk from a person with the name ‘Shin Yeon-soo’.
Stella knew who she was.
She was the same age as herself and a rising star under Boyoung’s former agency, WW Entertainment.

It’s a name with a lot of the same name, but judging from the mention of the manager, it seemed that Shin Yeon-soo was probably right.
What? Does Jihyeok know her and her?

Stella glanced at Ji-hyeok, who was concentrating on driving, and pulled the blanket over her head.
She then searched for her Shin Yeon-soo on her cell phone, and her eyes widened when she saw her information on her portal site.

[Shin Yeon-soo] [Actor] [Korea]
[Born on April 2, 2484]
[Department of Future Science, Korea University (leave of absence)]

‘Department of Future Science at Hankuk University?’

Jihyeok was also attending the Department of Future Science at Korea University.
He is said to have taken a leave of absence now.
You seem to be quite close with Jihyeok if you feel comfortable talking to him in private conversations… Is it a college senior/junior relationship?

Surprising. I never thought that Jihyeok would know someone in the entertainment industry besides Boyoung…
An up-and-coming actor…

‘Perhaps…’

When I asked you to continue as a manager yesterday, you said you would think about it, was it to build your career and change jobs? As Shin Yeon-soo’s manager?
No, that’s not it. Judging from the contents of the chat, Shin Yeon-soo did not know that Ji-hyeok was a manager.
I think I found out recently… What the hell is the news talking about?

I’m curious. I’m going crazy because I want to see all the contents of the talk.
What is the cut off content after “Stop it right now”?
Did you stop right away and ask yourself to come?
If it was just a normal conversation, I wouldn’t have been so curious about it, but since it was related to the manager, I really wanted to look into it.

Stella swallowed her saliva and pushed the standby screen.
The home screen that appears right away. There are no passwords or patterns.
My hands go to the Talk application at the bottom.
However, Ji-hyeok hasn’t read the talk he’s coming in yet.
If he reads it, the number mark will disappear, and he will unconditionally reveal what he saw carelessly.

‘Under…’

What if your thoughts are true?
What if Shin Yeon-soo wants Ji-hyeok as her manager?

‘Nope…’

As Jihyeok said, he and he had just met, but he wanted to spend a long time with him, a manager, colleague, friend, older brother… Who sometimes showed a fatherly side.
I thought it would be really bitter to become someone else’s manager.

However, Ji-hyeok is here because Bo-young said he will take care of the money separately.
If it was a stable agency like WW Entertainment, the welfare would be good, and if Shin Yeon-soo offered a sufficient salary, there was a high possibility of moving.
She hadn’t even had her first payout yet, so there was nothing to stop her.

Of course, few people would invest a lot of money in a person who does not have managerial experience, but…
She even went so far as to get angry at her for not being her manager while doing a private chat, it seemed that Shin Yeon-soo had feelings for Ji-hyeok.

Jihyeok is a person that others can like.
He’s good-looking, smart, calm in everything, good at his job… There was nothing I didn’t like.

“Hey, are you sleeping?”

Stella, who was worried that Ji-hyeok would make the wrong choice, was taken aback by his call.
‘Little’.
It was a nickname Jihyeok used when calling himself in a private space.
Stella, who lowered the blanket, tried to pretend to be calm.

“Yes…? No? Yet…”

“I’m sorry, but could you call me on my cell phone? I think it’s in the car… I can’t remember where I put it.”

“Did you look for it?”

“For now, there is no front.”

“My, my manager, if you say you’ll continue, I’ll call you…”

At that, Jihyeok turned his head.
After showing Stella an absurd expression, he looked ahead again and said.

“Is it that important? You said you would think positively.”

“It’s important… Managers and celebrities have to stay together for a long time, and they have to trust each other like family… The answer that I’ll think about it is like saying they’ll only treat me publicly.”

“Is it?”

Something seems convincing.
Stella, who gained momentum, suddenly continued.

“Yes. Of course, it’s a relationship based on a contract, and as much as money comes and goes, it’s unreasonable to exchange things like family without paying, but I’m still a little sad… As soon as someone in the world gets a job, I won’t stay for long! Say?”

“I never said that…”

“That’s what I mean by thinking about it. I can understand your brother’s feelings. The manager’s job is very difficult, and the turnover rate is high. Besides, my brother has to go back to school. Even if I were in my older brother’s shoes, I wouldn’t have given up on a promising place called the Department of Future Sciences at Korea University.”

“Why are you talking about changing jobs all of a sudden? What do you want to say?”

Stella, wincing, answered.

“I’m just complaining. It’s sad…”

A car stops at a traffic light.
Jihyeok, who had been behind the wheel for a while, spoke without looking back.

“I think you trust me a lot now… I want to say thank you first. But you don’t know what people do. You and I have a big fight with stupid words. At that time, will you be impatient because you can’t kick me out?”

“That is an extreme idea. Why do we fight There is absolutely no reason to fight if you stick to your respective roles.”

Did you think it sounded right?
Jihyuk scratched his cheek.
After a while, he said.

“I’ll try as far as I can.”

“What?”

“Your manager.”

He correctly referred to the subject as ‘your manager’.
It’s better to think than to say. But I don’t like having to keep putting conditions on it.
My stomach boils for nothing. After peeking at the talk, for some reason, I got more anxious.
If you’re going to say something like that, you should be firm in the first place and don’t let it stick.
Still, it’s an improved answer from yesterday, so I’m at least satisfied.

“Can you call me now?”

“Okay.”

Stella quietly put the phone back in the net and called Ji-hyeok.
Immediately, a vibration rang.

“Uh? We are here.”

Stella, who pretended to have found the phone by chance and acted casually, took it out and subtly touched the tok notification.
Then, I quickly rolled my eyes and scanned the contents of the talk.

[The new manager of ‘big newcomer’ Stella Haley. Who is he?]

The news content ended with a few lines of articles and a photo of Ji-hyeok wearing sunglasses giving him a ride in a van.
Seeing this, Shin Yeon-soo asked Ji-hyeok.
Still, it’s a relief that he didn’t tell the people around him that he was a manager.

[What is this news? Are you kidding me? Are you bored? If you have nothing to do, wouldn’t it be better to be my manager? Quit right now and come to our agency.]

The back story was exactly what he expected.

“I found it?”

Ji-hyeok, who is driving, asks.
Stella pressed the home button and answered deftly.

“Ah, yes… But oppa, didn’t you put a pattern on your phone?”

“I didn’t set it because it was annoying. Why?”

“I accidentally pressed the notification while taking it out. I clicked on it, but I didn’t see the contents. Sorry.”

“It’s okay. Give it to me.”

Stella, who returned the phone to Ji-hyeok, who reached out with one hand behind him, hoped that he would reply to Shin Yeon-soo that he had no idea about your manager.
And suddenly I thought it was funny.
To himself who wants to hold on to Ji-hyeok as if he is obsessed with it.

It must be because Jihyeok is a trustworthy person.
Thinking, Stella took a big bite of the sandwich.
Bacon is tasteless today.
I eat it every day and get bitten.
You have to ask for a change